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Descriptive Adjective - Adjectif descriptif - French Grammar Glossary

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Definition: A descriptive adjective describes a quality of a noun or pronoun. Like other French adjectives, descriptive adjectives have to agree with the word they modify in gender and number.

Examples:

bon, bonne, bons, bonnes - good
joli, jolie, jolis, jolies - pretty
jeune, jeunes - young

Related lessons: French adjectives

Related terms: noun - gender - number - pronoun - adjective - agreement

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